Starting today, you will hear a lot about the new features, updates, and applications in the Autodesk 2015 products. Sometimes, it is hard to sift through all the information to figure out what the real differences are and how they affect your design or processes. We will be sharing more as the products are released and also at Synergis University. We will cover new products, applications and features of the new products on June 4 at the Sands Hotel in Bethlehem, PA. See more information on the Synergis University site.

Autodesk InfraWorks™ software (formerly Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler) is making a difference for governments around the world. Rather than undertaking new projects blindly, these tools allow planners and public sector decision makers to see clearly what a potential project will look like, how it will impact the local environment, and how it can be accomplished structurally.

Frequently, we have are asked on customer support to make hardware recommendations for Revit users. Being that hardware technology advances fairly quickly, we can’t make specific recommendations on what hardware to buy. However to be helpful, we typically ask several questions about the scale of projects, amounts of rendering and then we will make some basic assumptions on the hardware configurations. Our users can use that information to compare features and pricing when shopping for a new system or specifying one to be built out.

If you’re a transportation engineer, designer, planner or surveyor, you likely already know that there are countless video tutorials and webinars out there to help you master your craft. But how do you identify the genuine tutorials from the product pushes? We’ve done it for you!

Here are eight video tutorials featuring tips and tricks for all competency levels, whether you are an AutoCAD or Civil 3D user, or are making the move to BIM for transportation and infrastructure design.

Sometimes the simplest explanation can save many hours of frustration.  That’s what we find when people move directly to a 3D environment without an introduction training.  It’s different. Sure, it’s still designing, and sometimes it makes manipulating your design a longer, more frustrating process as you learn on your own.  With that in mind, I have created this video so that you can understand how the rotation and movement of your designs work in the Autodesk 3D environment.  When you understand how something works, it makes it much easier to work with.

The importance of infrastructure modernization cannot be understated in today’s environment of aging roadways, bridges and transit systems. However, project life-cycle coordination has kept many state a local agencies from completing these projects on time and within budget due to the inflexible and ineffective nature of traditional paper-based methods.  Add in the complexity of balancing multiple-and sometimes conflicting – demands and priorities, and these projects an quickly become a headache.

CAD News for Govies is a weekly feature on Acronym that scans thousands of industry articles to present you with a regular source of CAD and GIS news, information and ideas that impact the public sector. Here’s the latest round-up:

New! Autodesk AEC Feed iPad App is Here

If you’re a surveyor, engineer, infrastructure designer, or transportation official and are in the North Carolina area you might want to check out this one-of-a-kind all day educational event and workshop hosted at the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) in Raleigh on December 18.